Geelong won't pressure Steven to explain stab wound

Geelong will not press Jack Steven for answers on the incident that left him with a knife wound to his chest, as police continue to investigate.

Steven is expected to remain in The Alfred hospital for at least a couple of days as he recovers from surgery to repair a stab wound that missed major organs and was not life-threatening.

The circumstances surrounding the incident remain a mystery to the Cats, whose senior management have not asked Steven to explain what happened. The AFL integrity unit will seek to interview Steven at some stage but have left the matter with police for now.

Jack Steven in action for the Cats during a pre-season match earlier this year.Credit:Getty Images

Police have appealed to the public for information after the 30-year-old midfielder was initially unable to shed light on the episode.

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Steven arrived at Cabrini Hospital in Malvern about 1am on Sunday, and was later taken to The Alfred.

Police said on Monday that the investigation was continuing. They would not say whether they had interviewed Steven.

"Stonnington crime investigation unit detectives are investigating after a 30-year-old Lorne man presented at a Melbourne hospital with a non-life threatening injury about 1am on 17 May," a police spokeswoman said.

"An investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident is under way and remains ongoing."

Geelong's general manager of football, Simon Lloyd, said Steven was lucky not to have been more seriously injured.

"Where he received the injury was under the right thoracic, so in his chest," Lloyd said.

"He's recovering, he doesn't require any further operation, he doesn't need any exploratory surgery. So that's a real positive in what is not great circumstances."

Geelong's medical team has been in contact with trauma doctors at The Alfred.